Kawasaki Teryx

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200814-C0ACF-2147370460. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Kawasaki Teryx. Source model text: 2914 teryx 4. Incident: We were going for a ride down a 2 track. Started to smell something burning. Shut it off walked around it to find the smell and found that the muffler was glowing. The muffler had gotten so hot that it melted the plastic between the 2 seats in the back. The hole is about softball size. My child was in the he back seat if she would have touched anywhere in the center she could have been badly burned.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190902-7C59E-2147377932. Matched catalog product: Kawasaki Teryx. Source model text: Teryx4 LE KRT800CFF. Incident: My wife and I were riding on a smooth trail in our 2015 Kawasaki Teryx4 LE side by side. While riding the steering assembly failed. I was making a left hand curve and turned the steering wheel and it popped and would not turn the wheels. The front wheels locked in a straight forward position and we struck a small tree. I was able to back up but the wheels would not turn, even manually to try and negotiate the curve. I had to use our winch to pull the side by side off the trail to allow others by. A mechanic friend was contacted that was in the area, he came to our location. The top portion of the rack and pinion steering was popped up and out of place. We were unable to reset the piece and had to pull the piece out the rest of the way so that the tires could be manually turned to get the side by side out to where a trailer could be driven to load it up. Luckily we were not traveling very fast at all or this could of caused severe injury or death had we been going at any speed and unable to turn the wheels at all.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140610-FA7DE-2147443820. Matched catalog product: Kawasaki Teryx. Source model text: 2012 Teryx4 750. Incident: We were riding in a 2012 Kawasaki Teryx4 ATV when the floor directly under the front passenger's foot rests was damaged. We were traveling at only 5 mph over rugged terrain on a four-wheel drive trail in the Arapaho National Forest near Allenspark, CO. This section of the floor is just behind the front wheels of the vehicle and is constructed of thin plastic. Rocks, sticks, and other debris that are thrown from the front wheels often make contact with this plastic, which is the only material protecting the rider's lower body. This was the third incident in the past year where the foot rests have been smashed in on our vehicle. Both the driver and passenger sides are vulnerable to damage and is potentially a dangerous defect that could result in severe bodily injury.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140602-67AC3-2147444049. Severity: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received. Matched catalog product: Kawasaki Teryx. Incident: I am an owner of a 2012 Kawasaki Teryx 750 FI 4X4 UTV off-road recreational vehicle. During an off-road outing on 5/31/14, the hardened steel shaft of my steering wheel broke clean in half after taking a 10 mph low speed impact on a trail ride. I was left holding the steering wheel in my hands on a hillside; fortunately, I was not driving at a fast rate of speed to lose control and roll my UTV. The steering shaft broke clean in half due to what I believe is a manufacturing defect. The break was so clean that it looks like it was cut using a skilled saw. I called the dealership where I purchased my Kawasaki Teryx 750 FI 4X4 vehicle, and they confirmed that this incident should not happen. I am currently working with my dealership to have the defect replaced by an authorized Kawasaki service shop.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20211202-6AEF0-3512084. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Kawasaki Teryx (Sport UTV). Incident: At our private property in Confluence Pennsylvania, our 2011 Kawasaki Teryx began smoldering and then combusted. Despite using four fire extinguishers on the vehicle, the fire was uncontrollable, and the responding fire team from the local department was only able to control damage to the surrounding property as the vehicle itself finally burnt its way through the remaining fuel sources. Through luck alone, we were able to escape further catastrophe to any individuals or structures. This vehicle, never modified from its Stock configuration, was purchased in 2019 from Logan Motor Sports in Logan WV, was always maintained at the appropriate service intervals. As a lifelong motorsports enthusiast, I find it unbelievable that this vehicle failed in such a catastrophic way. In the days since the incident, I have reviewed some data and found that my case is not a limited one, but in fact what appears to be one of many situations where owners of Kawasaki Teryx�s have had their vehicles combust resulting in serious injury to either themselves, their families, or property. It also appears that this is a known issue with various years of Kawasaki SxS vehicles, with recalls in 2017 and 2021. I notified Kawasaki in writing and had a correspondence with their agents through email. Their official response (December 2, 2021) was that �After careful consideration, given the age and unknown history of the vehicle, there isn't enough information available to determine the source of the combustion.�, closing the issue from their end. Therefore I�m very concerned that Kawasaki�s lack of concer